FIRST AND BEST 

SEASON: 
58 days to picking. First bloom on 9th node. 
VINE: 
28 inches, slender, light green. 
PODS: 
214 inches, straight, blunt, round, light green, singles. 
SEED: 
Smooth, round, yellow. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
Used principally as an early home garden pea. Can be planted 
earlier than wrinkled seeded varieties. Also used as a commer- 
cial dry pea. 
ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR VARIETIES: 
Early Morning Star Early May 
First and Early Maude S 
GIANT WONDER 
Susceptible to Fusarium Wilt 

SEASON: 
65 days to picking. First bloom on 10th node. 
VINE: - 
16 to 18 inches, sturdy, medium green. 
PODS: 
314 inches, light green, broad, plump, blunt, singles and 
doubles. 
SEED: 
Wrinkled, large, light green. 
ADAPTABILITY: 
A home garden pea of excellent quality. Is being used exten- 
sively in place of American Wonder because of height and pod 
size and ability to produce over a long period. 
CLOSELY GROUPED VARIETIES: 
American Wonder Gem 
Nott’s Excelsior Premier 
Sutton’s Excelsior 
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